Most
agree that national defense from enemy intrusion is more than advisable;
it’s compulsory. That said our nation has always been immigrant-friendly.
For good reason, my German- and Norwegian- born forefathers are grateful.
I am, too. As freedom-loving Americans, we are compelled to respect
the role of legal immigrants in our national culture and to welcome
law-abiding newcomers. Nonetheless, to ensure national security, a balance
must be struck to prevent illegal entry (or legal residence) of outlaws
intent on doing us catastrophic harm.

Border
Breaches

Logic
dictates that the best way to know who enters and exits our country
is through effective control of borders. Unfortunately, both the northern
and southern borders of the United States include vast expanses of unguarded
territory. A recent Government Accountability Office report found that,
along the nearly four thousand mile northern border, only thirty-two
miles has “an acceptable level of security.”[1]

Mexico’s
two thousand mile border is likewise porous. Although US immigration
laws allow for deportation, the political reality is that authorities
are not going to round up some twelve million people to oust them. Law
enforcement officials don’t enforce immigration laws consistently
and, for self-interest, some partisans hope to gain votes and/or cheap
labor by ignoring the obvious.

Several
states go so far as to issue drivers’ licenses to foreign citizens
and illegal immigrants, thus enabling offenders to open bank accounts,
board planes, and use credit. Furthermore, needed databases and records
are lacking, inaccurate, and/or easily forged.[2]

A
discretionary form of relief, asylum cannot be "demanded”;
however, as the crisis in Libya continues to evolve, so too does the
possibility of escalating asylum in the US. In January of 2010, the
government started releasing from detention many asylum seekers whose
immigration cases have yet to be heard.[3]

Those
let out must prove their identity, but many don't have official documents.
In practice, countless obstructions preclude effective deportation of
illegals, lawbreakers, and opportunistic tricksters who falsify documents
or otherwise evade authorities. Even if one is cleared for legal entry,
there’s no way to assess an immigrant’s intentions once
here.[4]

Multicultural
Malarkey

Alarmingly,
a sharply growing number of OTMs (Other than Mexicans)—including
those with large populations hostile to the US—are flooding America’s
borders. In a year’s time, up to two hundred thousand can elude
capture. For each one the border patrol picks up, at least three settle
safely; among them are criminals and would be terrorists.

Unfortunately,
the Doctrine of Political Correctness eases access to maleficent fundamentalists.
In the PC mindset, to expose religious extremism among Christian sects
is deemed mandatory; however, to do likewise respecting Islamist radicalism
is somehow unconscionable. Even though some eighty percent of all Imams
(spiritual leaders) in the US sanction the Wahabi movement, the mandate
of political correctness—i.e., viewpoint discrimination—requires
acknowledgement that Islam is a kind religion, one of peace and charity.

Multicultural
malarkey suggests further that silencing Islam’s praise “reflects
adversely” and thereby offends the god of tolerance. How quickly
we forget that from AD 33-Y2K fully nine million Christians were murdered
by fundamentalists of Islamic persuasion. Be sure the Islamic Doctrine
of Abrogation rescinds an earlier conciliatory revelation of non-harm
in favor of a later revelation sanctioning harm to infidels. Two million
Christians were killed in the Sudan genocide alone. Add to that the
same number of Armenians in Turkey; and, well, you get the point.

While
only a small percentage of the Muslim population actually acts on abrogation,
the few who do pose deadly threat to Americans, their way of life and
governmental system.

Drugs
‘R Us

Authorities
do well to acknowledge that, merely by entering, overcoming, and occupying
a targeted place of refuge, extremists establish complete dominance.
Hamas and Hezbollah operatives have found such refuge in the border
area shared by Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay—now used as the
central point for trafficking cocaine.

In
January of 2006, the chief of operations at the Federal Antidrug Agency
informed a US House of Representatives subcommittee of Islamic terrorist
groups in South America that partner with narco-trafficking organizations
of the region. From its center for transnational operations—specifically,
the border area mentioned above—arms are exchanged for drugs (heroine,
methamphetamines, and cocaine); then, drugs are trafficked to Europe
and Asia.

Evidence
of this collaboration is found in weaponry seized from narcotics traffickers.
Said weapons (made in Europe or the Middle East) are the type used by
Islamic supporters of the Palestinian cause. Sophisticated car bombs
and intricate tunnels (as used in the Gaza Strip on the Egyptian side)
manifestly come with expertise from the outside.

One
of the trademarks of radical Islamist terror—namely, the practice
of beheading—is a fairly new form of retribution now being used
against rivals in Mexico. Yet another giveaway of radical Islamist influence
is the cartel’s increased use of youngsters to carry out murderous
deeds. Stone-cold, hands-on assassins torture and slaughter dozens of
gangland foes. One such drug-gang hit “man” started as a
twelve-year-old whose name means “the Cloak.”[5]

This
is no new happenstance. Since the 1970s, US agencies have warned that
Islamic groups established in South America are dedicated to arms trafficking
in the area. Department of Justice intelligence documents show that
Mexican narcotics traffickers made their first contacts with radical
groups like the Lebanese terrorist group, Hezbollah, at the beginning
of this decade—this, through intermediation of members of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Columbian, Brazilian,
and Peruvian drug dealers, and Venezuela (bordering Brazil).[6]

No
Way, José!

Many
in the media deny the strong presence of Hezbollah in South America;
but verifiable data from the FBI, CIA, and DEA beg to differ. In fact,
over the past few years, Mexican drug traffickers have become primary
clients. Seventy-four investigations of the Special Operations Division
of the DEA finger Islamic groups on the common border of Argentina,
Brazil, and Paraguay that launder money, sell arms, and traffic drugs
supplied by three or four major cartels that operate throughout Mexico.

Even
more, the majority of these groups represented in South America are
tied to Palestinians who finance their causes with gains from narcotics
traffickers in Mexico and the whole of Latin America. A spokesperson
for the military wing of Hamas in Gaza admits: “Our people love
death.” Furthermore, he adds, “our goal is to die for the
sake of God; and if we live, we want to humiliate Jews and trample on
their necks.”

In
a roundabout way, drug cartels in partnership with groups as Hezbollah,
Hamas, the Palestine Liberation Front, and the Palestine Liberation
Organization finance terrorism against Israel, if only indirectly and
unwittingly. The Great Satan is likewise targeted. One can follow the
money to Iran (a key supporter of Hezbollah) and its hundreds of millions
of dollars tied to the Global Cocaine Trade that feed Hezbollah around
the world.[7]

Camel-in-the-tent
Phenomenon

Though
Texas Minutemen are leading an all-volunteer assault on a migrant wave
of crime that border-crossing federal agents can’t or won’t
stop, Hezbollah and ilk successfully use the same transit routes into
the US as the drug cartel from Mexico and Columbia. From 2007-2010 the
Department of Homeland Security captured some 180 thousand OTMs; the
number not captured remains unknown.

With
less than forty percent of our borders secure, Hezbollah’s influence
is spreading from South- to Central- America through Mexico and on to
the US.

Empowered
by billions of dollars in fees charged for transit, Mexican drug lords
control most access routes. Drug- and people- smuggling are now interchangeable.
From anywhere in Mexico or Central America, Illegals fly or board busses
en route to an industrial town like Altar in the North. From there,
they are driven to the Arizona border; and, after walking a few miles,
are picked up by shuttle buses and transported to Tucson or Phoenix—no
citizenship ID required.

It’s
no exaggeration to suggest that, in addition to illegal drugs, people,
radioactive materials, foot soldiers, suicide bombers, and WMDs can
(and likely will) enter the US through these highly mechanized routes.[8]

Hasta la vista, Mexico

Mexico
is inexorably linked with the US through trade and investment, migration
and tourism, environment and health concerns, family and cultural relationships.
Arguably, no country is more crucial to the US than Mexico, our second
most important trading partner. Together, we share a two thousand mile
border and extensive interconnections through the Gulf of Mexico, as
well as a wide variety of mechanisms for consultation and cooperation.

Our
jointly enforced “grand bargain” works to regularize the
status of undocumented Mexican workers and to assist Mexico economically—this,
within the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In turn, Mexico
cooperates with US efforts to control illegal trafficking of drugs,
people, and goods.

A
Government Accountability Office report suggests that the northern border
poses an even greater terrorist threat due to its size and limited law
enforcement; however, should Mexico become a failed state, threat from
the south would be exponentially exacerbated.[9]

Wake
Up and Smell the Anthrax

By
no means are problems limited to isolated states as Texas, California,
and Arizona. Sarah Carter (FOX News) rightly warns that this is an issue
of national security (not local law enforcement), and it involves a
criminal syndicate—an army, if you will (not merely “gangs”).

In
Bible tradition, crimes against a righteous nation are not dismissed
lightly. Punishments include (but are not limited to) banishment, confiscation
of property, and even hard labor. Remember the Philistines, who dominated
the Israelites until the time of David. Deliverance came through Shamgar,
Samson, and Samuel. Jonathan defeated and David subjugated them.[10]

Today,
we need a new breed of Jonathans and Davids to deter Goliaths from seeking
entry by means of our northern and southern borders. True, Texas Minutemen
are leading an assault on the migrant wave of crime; still, ever-increasing
vigilance is required of a fully informed, engaged citizenry. Even more,
the US needs to qualify as a “righteous” nation before God
Almighty. To that end, much work must be done. But I digress.

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Not
Just Time, but High Time

This
past February, the FBI arrested Texas resident Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari
(here on a student visa). Charged with attempted use of WMDs, this Saudi
national wrote in his journal that he was inspired by Osama bin Laden,
that 9/11 had caused what he characterized as “a big change,”
and that it is “time for jihad.”[11]

To
the contrary, it’s not only time, but high time Americans wake
up and smell the anthrax. Our very existence depends on it.[12]

Footnotes:

1.
Andrew P. Morriss. “Borders and Liberty.” The Freeman: Ideas
on Liberty (July/August 2004): 17-20. Note: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) defines the U.S.-Canadian border as stretching from the
state of Washington to Maine, and does not include the Alaskan border
with Canada.2.Drivers
Licenses for illegal aliens, For more information,
see below:
a. Driver's License Security by the Federation for American
Immigration Reform.b. Should illegal aliens get driver's licenses?, by
Phyllis Schlafly, May 13, 2003.c. Immigrant Access to Drivers' Licenses - a handbook
from a coalition of anti-American organizations to promote driver's
licenses for illegal aliens.3.Somali
Asylum Seekers Look for Way Into U.S.4.
Stephen Sloan, "US Anti-Terrorism Policies: Lessons to be Learned
to Meet an Enduring and Changing Threat," Terrorism and Political
Violence. (Spring 1993): Vol.5, No. 15.Mexican
Police Arrest Associates of "Boy Hit Man"6.Hezbollah
Working with Cartels7.Hezbollah
Recruitment Ring Busted Outside Tijuana8.
8. John Dawson. “Illegal Invasion.” World (5 November
2005): 20-239.
K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs Foreign Affairs,
Defense, and Trade Division. “Mexico’s Importance and Multiple
Relationships with the United States.” Congressional Research
Service, The Library of Congress (18 January, 2006): Summary.10.
T. Alton Bryant, Editor. “Philistines.” The New Compact
Bible Dictionary. (1967): 45711.Saudi
college student Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari accused of bomb plots on New
York City, George W. Bush.12.
Jamie Dean. “Immigration Equation.” World (22 May 2010):
38-40

Daughter of an
Army Colonel, Debra graduated with distinction from the University of
Iowa. She then completed a Master of Education degree from the University
of Washington. These were followed by Bachelor of Theology and Master
of Ministries degrees-both from Pacific School of Theology.

While a teacher
in Kuwait, Debra undertook a three-month journey from the Persian Gulf
to London by means of VW "bug"! One summer, she tutored the daughter of
Kuwait's Head of Parliament while serving as superintendent of Kuwait's
first Vacation Bible School.

Having authored
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Logic
dictates that the best way to know who enters and exits our country is
through effective control of borders. Unfortunately, both the northern
and southern borders of the United States include vast expanses of unguarded
territory.